Starry Starry Night

2011 1h 39m ZH

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 49

DramaFantasy

Synopsis

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May is worried about her mother and father, whose marriage is on the rocks, and she yearns to return to the woods where her grandfather lives. One day, May befriends a boy as lonely as she is. When reality catches up, they run away to a beautiful world that belongs only to them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Xu Jiao
Hsieh Hsin-Mei / May
Lin Hui-min
Chou Yu-Chieh / Jay
Harlem Yu
Xiao Mei's Father
Janel Tsai
Jay's Mother
Shih Chin-hang
Teacher
René Liu
Xiao Mei's Mother
Gwei Lun-Mei
Adult Xiao Mei
Ying Wei-min

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom Lin
Writers: Tom Lin, Jimmy Liao Fu Bin
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tom Lin, shot by Jake Pollock. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Katsuhiko Maeda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cheng Hsiao-Tse shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Xu Jiao and Lin Hui-min and Harlem Yu carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tom Lin directs. Jake Pollock behind the camera. Katsuhiko Maeda scores. Cheng Hsiao-Tse cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3International production across 3 countries: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Tom Lin, shot by Jake Pollock. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Katsuhiko Maeda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Cheng Hsiao-Tse shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Xu Jiao and Lin Hui-min and Harlem Yu carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2084098 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.